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Where can I get a barn cat?

I have a serious mouse problem in my tack room but for some reason I hate the idea of putting out traps (basically I don't want to see them dead.. even though I don't want to see them alive either!).

I've put the word out that I'd like a barn cat, to horse friends, a vet tech friend, work friends... and nothing!

I have my own cat but he's been a house cat since he was a kitten so I'm not going to let him loose. The barn has a nice tack room and it's not near a busy road. I'd make sure it was cared for and vaccinated.

There was a person who posted on COTH that worked with a feral cat organization, but her inbox is full.

I posted and look on craigslist when my trainer was looking for 2 barn cats. I got a lot of 'I think my 10 year old, declawed, indoor cat would be perfect!', but ended finding two PERFECT, sweet, experienced barn kitties

My vet always has "home wanted" ads on their bulletin board, or you could check out local pet stores (not a store that sells animals, but maybe a Superpets - a lot of time foster agencies have cats there). Or maybe the classifieds section of the newspaper.

Contact your local shelter too. My shelter adopts out barn cats for free. They come fully vaccinated and neutered/spayed. They are the "unadoptables." I got 2 a couple of years ago. Young females that wanted absolutely nothing to do with people. They are not mean, just terrified and would not tame in a shelter environment. They are perfectly comfortable in their barn/outside but after 2 years still don't come within 4 feet of me even when I'm filling the food dish. But they do their job and are no longer living in a tiny cage.

Local spca, craigslist, the woods...I'm surprised you don't have strays coming around. I have 6 barn cats. 4 I meant to have, 2 just showed up. I bet I could catch the newest stray if you don't mind spaying/neutering, it's a gorgeous sleek long black cat with bright yellow eyes. I named it Sam lol.

I don't know where you are, but our local humane society GIVES barn cats, that are spayed/neutered/UTD/microchipped to good barn homes. Another lady and I trap many ferals around our little "Mayberry" and she works with the younger ones and gets them pretty tame. They do very well as barn cats -- please help your local humane society or other rescue groups! I am in Shelby County (South of B'ham), AL, contact me if I can help!
PennyG

I don't know where you are, but our local humane society GIVES barn cats, that are spayed/neutered/UTD/microchipped to good barn homes. Another lady and I trap many ferals around our little "Mayberry" and she works with the younger ones and gets them pretty tame. They do very well as barn cats -- please help your local humane society or other rescue groups! I am in Shelby County (South of B'ham), AL, contact me if I can help!
PennyG